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Joseph Hoare Beale journals, 1796-1848 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 volume
Abstract:
The Joseph Hoare Beale journals, 1796-1848, consist of nine volumes kept by a world traveler of the late eighteenth to late nineteenth-centuries. Beale, who may have been of Irish origin and served as secretary to Lord Thomas Pitt in Ceylon before traveling to America, recorded weather observations, activities, and expenses in the five "daily weather diaries." He also produced a holograph of Sir Thomas Moore's "Sacred Melodies."

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Harriet Hemperley diary, 1868-1869 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (90 leaves)
Abstract:
This diary was kept by Harriet Hemperley of Columbia, Pennsylvania, between May 1868 and May 1869. Hemperley recorded her work as a seamstress, social visits, and attendance at various church services and religious meetings.

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David B. Kempton diary, 1868-1874, 1876-1877 (inclusive)

Extent:
9 volume
Abstract:
These nine volumes are the diary of David B. Kempton of New Bedford, Massachusetts, kept 1868-1874 and 1876-1877. Kempton recorded his observations on the weather, his business dealings, and local social life.

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Dudley Swift diary, 1784-1844 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
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This diary was kept by Dudley Swift, a resident of Hampden County, Massachusetts, near the town of Chicopee, between 1784 and 1844. He recorded brief entries about the weather and agricultural patterns.

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Journal of Robert Capen, 1758-1812 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume (110 pages)
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This volume is a receipt book kept by the Boston, Massachusetts, shipping firm of Thompson and Gridley for the period 1758-1765 and is interspersed with the diary of Robert Capen. The diary was written in 1811 and 1812. The entries document the weather and wind direction as well as occurances in the town of Canton, Massachusetts. There is also a single account for Samuel Capen of Canton to Robert Capen, for the period 1810-1812.

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Lucy E. Upson diary, 1875-1879, 1883-1892 (inclusive)

Extent:
4 volume
Abstract:
These four manuscripts are volumes of Lucy E. Upson’s diary, which describes life in Kosciusko County, Indiana, between 1875 and 1892. Upson remarked on the weather, her chores, visitors, various religious services, and other aspects of rural life.

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Mary Avery White journals, 1805-1807, 1827-1835, 1852-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 volume
Abstract:
These three manuscripts are volumes of a journal kept by Mary Avery White (1778-1860) of Boylston, Massachusetts. White wrote extensively about life in rural Massachusetts, including observations on the weather, notes about daily work and social visits, meditations on religion, and information about her involvement in various reform activities, including abolitionism and the temperance movement.

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Anna M. Potts diary, 1860-1861 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This diary was kept by Anna M. Potts of Chester County, Pennsylvania, between January 1, 1860, and February 20, 1861. Potts recorded information related to the weather, illness and death, social visits, her servants, daily work and domestic details, and her Quaker faith.

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